US7543423B2 - Vertical carton loading process and system for clips of a stacked sheet material - Google Patents

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US7543423B2
US7543423B2 US11/302,305 US30230505A US7543423B2 US 7543423 B2 US7543423 B2 US 7543423B2 US 30230505 A US30230505 A US 30230505A US 7543423 B2 US7543423 B2 US 7543423B2
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  • Various sheet materials such as stacked tissue products or textile products are typically sold in flat, rectangular-shaped cartons or in upright, cubed-shaped cartons.
  • various continuous cartoning machines have been developed in the past. Many of these machines, for instance, include moving conveyors in which stacks or “clips” of the sheet material are moved in parallel with a column of cartons. A device is then used to push the clips of sheet material horizontally into the cartons.
  • the clips of sheet material are typically loaded into the cartons in a flat configuration.
  • the clips of sheet materials are typically folded and then loaded into the cartons. Once loaded into the cartons, the cartons are then sealed and shipped for purchase and use by consumers.
  • the shape of the cartons are somewhat limited to having a basic box-like shape.
  • Complex-shaped cartons, including cartons having curved surfaces are not well suited for being used in such machines.
  • the machines are simply not configured to process complex shapes, especially at high speeds.
  • Non-rectangular shaped dispensers or dispensers with a complex shape may provide various benefits and advantages to a manufacturer depending upon the particular product being sold.
  • Such dispensers may be considered by consumers to improve the aesthetics of the product, especially facial tissue products where dispensers are sometimes displayed in plain view around a person's home.
  • Irregular-shaped dispensers may also be found appealing and fanciful to children, thus encouraging them to use the product for improving their hygiene habits.
  • Unique and stylistic-shaped dispensers may also allow manufacturers to better differentiate their products from the products of others and to otherwise indicate quality.
  • the present disclosure is directed to a system and process for packaging clips of a sheet material.
  • the sheet material may comprise, for instance, any suitable tissue product or textile product.
  • the sheet material may comprise a tissue product, such as a facial tissue, a stacked bath tissue product, premoistened wipers, industrial wipers, napkins, stacked paper towels, other various wipers, and the like.
  • the sheet material may comprise stacked layers of nonwoven webs, such as meltblown webs, spunbond webs, hydroentangled webs, webs containing a mixture of cellulose fibers and synthetic fibers, and laminates thereof.
  • the clips may contain the sheet material as individual sheets that can be interfolded together or as a folded continuous sheet that includes perforation lines for separating one sheet from the stack.
  • the system and process of the present disclosure generally positions and folds clips horizontally and then loads the clips vertically into the top of a dispenser.
  • the process and system is well suited to handling dispensers having a complex shape, such as dispensers with rounded sides or any other suitable shape that is non-rectangular.
  • the packaging system can also be used in conjunction with standard horizontal cartoning machines for also horizontally loading clips of a sheet material into dispensers.
  • the present disclosure is directed to a process for packaging clips of a sheet material that includes the steps of conveying a plurality of clips of a sheet material in a downstream direction and conveying a plurality of containers, such as dispensers, in a downstream direction.
  • the containers are moved adjacent to the clips of the sheet material.
  • a plurality of vertical buckets are also conveyed in the downstream direction above the plurality of containers.
  • each clip is horizontally transferred into a corresponding vertical bucket.
  • the clips are then transferred from the vertical bucket downward into a corresponding container, such as a sheet dispenser.
  • a corresponding container such as a sheet dispenser.
  • the top of the dispenser can be sealed and shipped to any suitable location, such as to a retail store for sale to consumers.
  • the process can further include the step of folding the clips of sheet material prior to loading the clips into the vertical buckets.
  • the clips can be folded into an upsidedown U-shape and then transferred into the vertical buckets for loading into the dispensers.
  • the dispensers can be positioned below the vertical buckets while the clips are being transferred into the vertical buckets.
  • the dispensers can be positioned below the vertical buckets, for instance, by a moving guide head that moves in conjunction with the vertical buckets.
  • the process can further include the step of rotating each vertical bucket after the vertical bucket has been loaded with a clip of sheet material. For instance, the buckets can be rotated 90 degrees. Once the buckets are rotated, the clips are then transferred into the dispensers. The clips may be rotated in order to properly position the clips within the dispensers.
  • the clips can be transferred from the vertical buckets into transfer buckets.
  • the transfer buckets can be conveyed further downstream after being loaded with the clips.
  • a plurality of dispensers can be conveyed in the downstream direction adjacent to the loaded transfer buckets.
  • each clip can then be horizontally transferred from one of the transfer buckets and into a corresponding dispenser.
  • the process can be easily modified for loading dispensers from the side as opposed to from the top.
  • the present disclosure is also directed to a system for carrying out the process.
  • the system can include, for instance, a clip transporting conveyor configured to transport a plurality of clips of a sheet material in a downstream direction.
  • a container transporting conveyor can be configured to transport a plurality of containers, such as dispensers for the sheet material, also in the downstream direction.
  • the container transporting conveyor may be positioned so that the containers move adjacent to the plurality of clips.
  • the system can further include a vertical bucket conveyor configured to transport a plurality of vertical buckets in the downstream direction.
  • the vertical buckets can be suspended above the plurality of containers located on the container transporting conveyor.
  • a horizontal pushing assembly comprising at least one transverse pushing device can be positioned to transversely move clips of the sheet material being transported on the clip transporting conveyor into corresponding vertical buckets moving on the vertical bucket conveyor.
  • a vertical pushing assembly may also be included in the system comprising at least one vertical pushing device.
  • the vertical pushing device is positioned to move downwards through the vertical buckets for transferring a clip of sheet material from the vertical buckets into a corresponding container on the container transporting conveyor.
  • the container may comprise a dispenser for the sheet material.
  • the container transporting conveyor may include a moving guide head that is configured to engage a dispenser moving on the conveyor and to position the dispenser below a corresponding vertical bucket.
  • the guide head for instance, may have an engaging surface that has a shape that mates with a shape of the dispenser moving on the container transporting conveyor.
  • each vertical bucket on the vertical bucket conveyor can be placed in operative association with a corresponding vertical pushing device.
  • the vertical pushing devices can move along a cam track that causes the devices to extend through the vertical buckets for transferring the clips of sheet material from the vertical buckets into the dispensers moving on the container transporting conveyor.
  • the clips of sheet material can be loaded into the dispensers in a flat configuration or in a folded configuration. If the clips are to be folded, the system can include a clip folding device positioned in operative association with the horizontal pushing assembly.
  • the horizontal pushing assembly may comprise a plurality of transverse pushing devices while the clip folding device comprises a corresponding plurality of folding trays.
  • the transverse pushing devices may be configured to move along a cam track that causes the devices to extend through one of the corresponding folding trays for folding and transferring a clip of sheet material into the vertical buckets.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a sheet material shown being dispensed from a dispenser having a rounded configuration
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of one embodiment of a system for packaging clips of a sheet material
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIGS. 4A through 4E are side views illustrating a clip of a sheet material being folded, transferred into a vertical bucket, and then transferred into a dispenser in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIGS. 5A through 5D are perspective views of the process and system illustrated in FIGS. 4A through 4E ;
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a vertical bucket that may be used in the system and process of the present disclosure
  • FIGS. 7A through 7D are side views of the vertical bucket shown in FIG. 6 illustrating how the vertical bucket is capable of rotating once loaded with a clip of a sheet material;
  • FIG. 8A is a plan view of another embodiment of a system for packaging clips of a sheet material in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the plurality of dispensers that are being loaded with a clip of a sheet material in FIG. 8A .
  • sheet material is a flexible substrate, which is useful for household chores, cleaning, personal care, healthcare, food wrapping, and cosmetic application or removal.
  • suitable sheet materials include nonwoven substrates, woven substrates, hydroentangled substrates, air-entangled substrates, single or multi-ply paper substrates comprising cellulose such as tissue paper, toilet paper, facial tissue, or paper towels, airlaid substrates, waxed paper substrates, coform substrates comprising cellulose fibers and polymer fibers, premoistened substrates such as wet wipes, moist cleaning wipes, moist toilet paper, and baby wipes, film or plastic substrates such as those used to wrap food, and laminated substrates of two or more layers of any of the preceding substrates.
  • the term “horizontal” generally refers to a direction or plane that is parallel to or substantially parallel to the horizon, while the term “vertical” as used herein means a direction or plane that is perpendicular to the horizon or substantially perpendicular to the horizon.
  • the present disclosure is generally directed to a system and process for packaging sheet materials in which a stack or clip of the sheet materials can be loaded into a dispenser vertically, through the top of the dispenser.
  • the system and process of the present disclosure is well suited to loading clips of a sheet material into a dispenser having any suitable shape.
  • the dispenser for instance, may have a complex and stylized shape.
  • the system and process of the present invention may be used to load a clip of sheet materials 10 , such as facial tissues, into a dispenser 12 having a circular or oval shape.
  • the system and process is also equipped to fold the clip of sheet materials 10 prior to loading the clip into the dispenser 12 .
  • the clip of sheet material 10 can be folded in half to form an “upsidedown U-shape” within the dispenser 12 .
  • the top of the dispenser is sealed.
  • a top 14 of the dispenser 12 may be configured to dispense the sheet materials one at a time, such as through an opening 16 .
  • the system and process provides the potential to seal or apply a top or lid directly to the dispenser 12 in-line with the packaging process.
  • the system and the process of the present disclosure can also be configured to load a clip of sheet materials into dispensers horizontally as well.
  • the packaging system of the present disclosure may be placed in series with a horizontal packaging machine for loading the dispensers with a clip of tissues in a traditional side-loaded manner.
  • the continuous motion packaging system of the present disclosure indexes individual dispensers in synchronization with a stream of clips of a sheet material such that each clip entering the system is loaded into a corresponding dispenser.
  • the system generally includes a first stream or conveyor that carries the clips of sheet material along the processing line, a second stream or conveyor that conveys the dispensers along the processing line and a third stream or conveyor that carries a plurality of vertical buckets along the processing line. The vertical buckets travel along the processing line above the stream of dispensers.
  • a pusher mechanism that can be cam-operated pushes the clips of sheet material horizontally into one of the corresponding vertical buckets.
  • a folding device may be present that also folds the clip of sheet material as the clip is loaded into the vertical bucket. Once loaded into the vertical bucket, the clip of sheet material is then transferred from the vertical bucket downward into a corresponding dispenser.
  • the system can also be configured to rotate the clip of sheet materials in the vertical bucket prior to transferring the clip into the dispenser.
  • the path of the dispenser and the path of the clips of tissue material can be linear to facilitate accurate control of the process.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 one exemplary embodiment of a sheet material packaging system made in accordance with the present disclosure is illustrated.
  • FIG. 2 represents a top view or plan view of the system
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the system illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the system includes a first conveyor 20 for conveying a plurality of clips of a sheet material 10 .
  • the clip transporting conveyor 20 can comprise any suitable conveying device and is not intended to be limited by the particular embodiment shown in the figures.
  • the clip transporting conveyor 20 includes a conveying wheel 22 .
  • the conveying wheel 22 is for receiving formed stacks of the sheet material 10 .
  • the stacks or clips 10 may comprise a certain number of individual sheets that are stacked on top of one another, interfolded together or detachably connected together by, for instance, perforation lines.
  • the clips 10 can be formed in any suitable process as is well known in the art. As the clips 10 enter the conveying wheel 22 , the clips 10 are spaced a desired amount apart and can follow a curved path such as a 90 degree turn as the clips enter the clip transporting conveyor 20 .
  • the clips 10 then travel downstream on the conveyor 20 into the processing line.
  • any suitable holding device or bucket may be placed on the conveyor 20 for maintaining the clips 10 in the proper spacing and in the proper alignment.
  • the system also includes a container transporting conveyor 24 that, in this embodiment, conveys a plurality of dispensers 12 for the clips of sheet material 10 .
  • a column of dispensers 12 are first fed to a dispenser spacing device 26 .
  • the dispenser spacing device can rotate and space the dispensers 12 apart a desired distance.
  • the dispenser spacing device 26 may comprise a screw conveyor as shown in FIG. 2 that conveys, spaces and rotates the dispensers 12 .
  • the dispensers 12 are further conveyed on a conveyor 28 downstream into the processing line.
  • the dispensers 12 have a non-rectangular shape.
  • the dispensers 12 have curved side walls and thus have a cross section in the shape of an oval.
  • any shaped dispenser may be used in the system and process of the present disclosure.
  • conventional rectangular-shaped or cube-shaped dispensers may be processed as well.
  • the container transporting conveyor 28 positions containers in alignment with the moving guide head assembly 29 .
  • the moving guide head assembly 29 includes a plurality of guide heads 30 that are configured to engage each dispenser 12 and to hold the dispenser in a particular position while the dispenser is being loaded with the clips of sheet material 10 .
  • each guide head 30 includes an engaging surface that has a shape that mates with the shape of a corresponding dispenser 12 .
  • the position of each dispenser 12 is controlled for ensuring that the clips of sheet material 10 are positioned within the dispensers in a correct location.
  • the moving guide head assembly 29 can form an endless loop and the guide heads 30 can move at substantially the same speed as the dispensers 12 .
  • the guide heads 30 can move along a cam track 32 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the cam track 32 moves the guide heads 30 into an engaging position with the dispensers 12 as the dispensers are being loaded with the clip of sheet material 10 .
  • the system further includes a horizontal pushing assembly 34 that is located along the clip transporting conveyor 20 .
  • the system further includes a vertical bucket conveyor 36 as shown in FIG. 3 that is configured to transport a plurality of vertical buckets generally parallel to and above the stream of dispensers 12 .
  • the vertical bucket conveyor 36 includes a vertical pushing assembly 38 .
  • the horizontal pushing assembly 34 can be mounted on a continuous track or conveyor.
  • the horizontal pushing assembly 34 comprises a plurality of transverse pushing devices 40 .
  • the transverse pushing devices 40 follow a cam track 42 as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the transverse pushing devices 40 engage each clip 10 and move each clip 10 horizontally across the conveying lines into a corresponding vertical bucket on the vertical bucket conveyor 36 .
  • one of the vertical buckets 44 is illustrated in FIG. 4A . As shown, the vertical bucket 44 is positioned over a corresponding dispenser 12 .
  • the clips of the sheet material 10 can be loaded into a dispenser 12 in a flat configuration.
  • the clips of the sheet material 10 can be folded prior to being loaded into the dispensers.
  • the system can further include a folding device 46 that, in this embodiment, comprises a plurality of folding trays 48 .
  • a folding device 46 that, in this embodiment, comprises a plurality of folding trays 48 .
  • each transverse pushing device 40 there is a corresponding folding tray 48 .
  • each transverse pushing device 40 and corresponding folding tray 48 can be positioned on an endless conveyor.
  • each clip travels through a folding tray 48 that causes the clip to fold prior to being placed into a vertical bucket 44 .
  • the vertical pushing assembly 38 is configured to move the clips 10 from the vertical buckets 44 and into the dispensers 12 .
  • the vertical pushing assembly 38 comprises a plurality of vertical pushing devices 50 that travel along a cam track 52 .
  • the cam track 52 causes the vertical pushing devices 50 to extend through the vertical buckets 44 for transferring the clips into the dispensers 12 as will be described in more detail below.
  • FIGS. 4A through 4E are sequential side views of the process
  • FIGS. 5A through 5D are sequential perspective views of the process.
  • a clip of sheet material 10 travels along the clip transporting conveyor 20 and is engaged by a transverse pushing device 40 of the horizontal pushing assembly 34 .
  • the transverse pushing device 40 , the clip transporting conveyor 20 , the folding trays 48 , the dispensers 12 , the vertical buckets 44 , and the guide heads 30 can move downstream at approximately the same speed.
  • the system may include a stationary slide plate 54 positioned in between the vertical buckets 44 and the dispenser 12 .
  • the slide plate 54 may assist in loading the clips of sheet material 10 into the vertical bucket 44 prior to transferring the clips 10 into the dispensers 12 .
  • the stationary plate 54 can comprise a structure that the transverse pushing device 40 , the folding tray 48 and the vertical bucket 44 moves past as the clip of sheet material 10 is transferred into the vertical bucket 44 .
  • the stationary plate 54 may not be needed in some applications.
  • the clip of sheet material 10 during the process is engaged by the transverse pushing device 40 which pushes the clip of sheet material, in this embodiment, through the folding tray 48 .
  • the guide head 30 engages the dispenser 12 for ensuring that the dispenser 12 is in the correct position.
  • the guide head 30 includes a curved engaging surface that mates with the shape of the dispenser 12 .
  • the guide heads 30 can be configured to be quickly changed when changing the shape or configuration of the dispenser 12 or for other such grade changes.
  • the system of the present disclosure can be configured to load the clips of sheet material 10 into a dispenser in a flat configuration.
  • the folding device can be included in the system for folding the clips during the process. Any suitable folding device may be used depending upon the type of fold that is desired.
  • the folding device comprises a folding tray 48 that is configured to fold the clip of tissue sheets 10 in half and form an upsidedown U-shape. Once loaded into the dispenser 12 , a user can access the top sheet in the clip at the apex of the upsidedown U-shape.
  • the folding tray 48 in this embodiment, comprises a pair of opposing shaped side guides 56 and 58 and an inclined center blade 60 .
  • the side guides 56 and 58 form a funnel as the height of the center blade 60 increases.
  • the side guides 56 and 58 in combination with the center blade 60 cause the clip of sheet material 10 to fold around the center blade 60 as the clip 10 is loaded into the vertical bucket 44 .
  • the clip of sheet material 10 ultimately forms the upsidedown U-shape once loaded into the vertical bucket 44 .
  • the side view of this process is shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C .
  • the vertical bucket 44 includes a pair of side walls 62 and 64 .
  • the side walls 62 and 64 are spaced apart a distance sufficient to receive the folded clip of sheet material 10 as shown in FIG. 5C .
  • the side walls can be positioned so that the clip 10 forms a tension fit within the vertical bucket. In this manner, the clip 10 is retained within the vertical bucket 44 until transferred into the dispenser 12 .
  • the vertical bucket 44 can be designed in any suitable manner so as to retain the clip 10 of sheet material prior to being transferred to the dispenser 12 .
  • the interior walls of the vertical buckets 44 may include tabs or spring-loaded fingers that maintain the sheet material within the vertical bucket until a downward force is placed upon the clip.
  • the system may include the stationary plate 54 so that tension is not required to retain the clip prior to be being transferred to the dispenser.
  • the transverse pushing device 40 is retracted and the vertical pushing device 50 is activated. As shown, the vertical pushing device 50 forces the clip of sheet material 10 from the vertical bucket 44 and into the dispenser 12 .
  • the transverse pushing device 40 may remain extended as the vertical pushing device 50 is activated to aid clip guiding alignment downward into the dispenser 12 .
  • the system can be configured so that the vertical bucket 44 , once loaded with the clip of sheet material 10 , can move downwardly closer to the dispenser 12 during transfer of the clip into the dispenser.
  • the vertical buckets and the horizontal pushing assembly can be raised or lowered to accommodate dispensers having various heights.
  • the system of the present disclosure may also be configured to rotate the clip of sheet material within the vertical buckets prior to being transferred into the dispensers. It may be desirable to rotate the clip of sheet materials for various reasons. For instance, in one embodiment, instead of dispensing the folded clip from the apex of the upsidedown U-shape, it may be desirable to dispense the sheets from the side or from the end of the clip rather than from the top of the clip. Alternatively, rotating the clip allows for the clip to be accessed from the side of the dispenser if desired. Dispensing from the side of the clip may improve the fit in the carton thereby providing added capacity and improved dispensing performance.
  • FIG. 6 and FIGS. 7A through 7D one embodiment of a bucket rotating device 62 is illustrated. Like reference numerals have been used to indicate the same or similar elements.
  • the vertical bucket 44 includes a bottom wall 66 .
  • the vertical bucket 44 is also in operative association with a linkage arm 64 .
  • the linkage arm 64 moves up and down along a track.
  • the linkage arm 64 can be activated as the vertical buckets move along the cam track.
  • a motor or a cylinder such as a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, may be used to activate the linkage arm 64 .
  • the clip of sheet material 10 is loaded into the vertical bucket 44 by the transverse pushing device 40 .
  • the linkage arm 64 moves up for rotating the bucket 44 90 degrees. Once rotated, the bucket 44 comes into alignment with the dispenser 12 located below the bucket.
  • the vertical pushing device 50 is then activated for transferring the rotated clip of sheet material 10 into the dispenser 12 .
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B Such a system is shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B .
  • Like reference numerals have been used to indicate the same or similar elements.
  • the system includes a clip transporting conveyor 20 which is similar to the conveyor 20 shown in FIG. 2 .
  • Adjacent to the clip transporting conveyor 20 is a container transporting conveyor 24 .
  • the container transporting conveyor 24 is for transporting a plurality of dispensers.
  • the container transporting conveyor 24 transports a plurality of transfer buckets 70 .
  • the system also includes a vertical bucket conveyor such as the one illustrated in FIG. 3 .
  • the container transporting conveyor 24 extends downstream and engages a second horizontal pushing assembly 72 . Further, adjacent to the container transporting conveyor 24 is a dispenser transporting conveyor 74 as also shown in FIG. 8B .
  • the dispenser transporting conveyor 74 transports a plurality of dispensers 12 that are initially in a flat configuration and then positioned upright for loading a clip of sheet material 10 .
  • the clip of sheet material 10 travels along the clip transporting conveyor 20 and is then optionally folded and transferred into a plurality of vertical buckets contained on a vertical bucket conveyor as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the clip of sheet material 10 is transferred from the vertical buckets into the transfer buckets 70 .
  • a vertical pushing assembly can be used to transfer the clips into the transfer buckets through the process as shown in FIGS. 4A through 4E .
  • the transfer buckets 70 then travel downstream and engage the second horizontal pushing assembly 72 .
  • the second horizontal pushing assembly 72 includes a plurality of transverse pushing devices 76 that ride along a cam track 80 .
  • the transverse pushing devices 76 horizontally transfer the clips of sheet material 10 from the transfer buckets 70 into the dispensers 12 on the dispenser conveying device 74 .
  • the dispensers 12 as shown in FIG. 8B are erected in an upright configuration as they travel along the conveyor 74 .
  • Various devices and machines are available commercially in order to place the dispensers 12 into an upright configuration. Once placed in the upright configuration, as shown in FIG. 8A , the dispensers are loaded through the side with the clip of sheet material 10 .
  • the side walls of the dispensers 12 are sealed and the dispensers are packaged for shipment to consumers.

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